College students' mental health evaluations go high-tech

<p>"Many centers are more swamped than ever, college therapists say, particularly at this time of year, in the frenzy of final exams and job searches.</p>

<p>'We used to worry about there being a stigma about coming in for counseling,' says Ian Birky, director of counseling and psychological services at Lehigh University. Now, he says, they're 'overwhelmed' with students seeking help.</p>

<p>To help deal with the demand, more campus counseling centers are using computerized questionnaires to help them flag a serious problem more quickly than traditional paper-and-pencil evaluations..."</p>

<p>Parents, are you seeing higher anxiety in your college students these days?</p>

<p>College</a> students' mental health evaluations go high-tech</p>